Dream Toys – the Top 20 Toys For Christmas 2023! Yesterday the Toy Retailer’s Association published their list of top toys for Christmas 2023 and I have to say guys, I’ve been visiting this press show for a lot of years, they know what they’re talking about! So, what will we all be queuing around the block, seeking out stock in Smyths and Argos for come this festive season? Well, get ahead of the game and look no further than […]
The Magic Of Milestones With VTech Baby! Last week I was invited to find out how leading toy brand VTech have partnered with ex-Lioness Ellen White to celebrate the magical journey of milestones as babies learn through play. Spending the morning at high end baby club Maggie and Rose was no hardship and all my children, Posie in particular (who of course falls into their target audience) had the most wonderful time playing and engaging with the toys which see […]
Mountain Warehouse Is A Bit Of An “Animal!” We were in Polzeath at the beginning of the summer holidays, just at the same time as Board Masters was going on a little way down the coast. Florence, an avid (almost all year round) surfer was in her element but insanely jealous that she isn’t yet old enough to attend the festival – one day! She followed it closely on social media as she went out to surf all day, every […]
Mountain Warehouse Open New Norwich Store! Mountain Warehouse has been on the Norwich landscape for years so when they put up a closing down sale on their shop front at the London Street branch it caused quite a stir! We definitely don’t need any more shops leaving our fine city, the shopping central landscape has become bleaker and bleaker since Top Shop folded, and with the huge buildings which occupied Debenhams and BHS still stood vacant as well, we instead […]
Halloween Half Term 2023! Half term whizzed on by with Raffie being back at school for a week and a day already (albeit with a cheeky day off to enjoy some family fun with the big two who had two whole weeks off) and now the big kids have gone back today too! We had a great start to the holidays with a big, fun job helping to launch the new Mountain Warehouse in Norwich, followed by a manic day […]
Coral Reef Waterworld! My Dad lives in Berkshire and I remember years ago going to Coral Reef with my then little brothers but it’s been years and years since we were able to visit. There’s no really great flume pools near us in Norfolk however, so it’s always been on my radar as we love to swim and it feels like a real gap in the market where we live. We used to have a wave machine pool with one […]
Stick Man Live – Leicester Square Theatre 2023! I’ve been reviewing Stick Man Live at the Leicester Square Theatre for over a decade and honestly, it never gets old. This is the story we read constantly, or listen to on audio (discover a world of audio with Yoto Play) so to see it live is always a real treat too! I’d not ever recommend something that I wouldn’t be prepared to pay for myself (as you know, I have been […]
The First Half Term – Sept – October 2023! As with any firsts and new bits there have been a few teething problems this half term meaning we are very glad to have reached the half term holidays with a chance to reset! Raffie went back to school super happy about being older, being in year one and having a new class but unfortunately it hasn’t been as easy as we’d hoped. Our school expect children to be left at […]
Cycle Of Good! If you’re looking to make better choices and be more ecologically friendly this Christmas then do check out Cycle Of Good who turn rubbish into beautiful things, not only that but they’re offering my readers a whopping 20% off at the checkout using the code ROCK20!! Not only do they take old, disused postal bikes and up”cycle” (see what I did there?!) them into beautiful every day use “Elephant bikes” but with that ecologically thoughtful approach to […]
Reasons to visit the Costa del Sol Possibly the first Mediterranean holiday us Brits will have encountered is the Costa del Sol. It discovered its popularity as a holiday destination in the 60s when abroad travel first became popular amongst holiday makers seeking sun, sand and sangria. Since then the resorts in the area have grown not only in terms of what’s on offer, but the draw has never ceased either. Admittedly far more distant climes have enticed and invited […]
